1. Illinois small cities
2. Illinois smaller cities
3. Illinois
4. Chicago, IL Restaurants

Business Info

Restaurant: Sbarro's
Address: 1717 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: Sep 20, 2012

Score
(the higher the better)
100

Add photo of this business × Description:

Restaurant representatives - add corrected or new information about Sbarro's, 1717 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612 »

First Name:

Last Name:

Your position at this restaurant:

E-mail (will not be displayed publicly)   

Phone: (will not be displayed publicly)

Corrected or new information:  (50-4000 characters, will be displayed publicly)

Type the code shown:

Your IP address 3.142.166.55 will be logged.

Violation descriptions and comments

Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. EXTEND THE STEAMER DRAIN LINE INTO THE FLOOR DRAIN.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CLEAN THE DIRTY BUILDUP IN THE REACH-IN COOLER HANDLES.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. SCRUB OUT THE DIRTY SINKS IN THE KITCHEN. WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE ICE MACHINE DOOR.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN THE CEILING ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA.

All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL PREP FOODS INSIDE COOLERS.
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.
All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; COOKING EQUIPMENT, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZER, AND CABINETS UNDER SODA MACHINE.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS TRHU-OUT PREMISES.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST CLEAN HOOD, FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THRU-OUT, ALSO MUST REPLACE MISSING BASEBOARDS THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE MISSING HANDLES ON HOT HOLDING UNITS AT FRONT SERVING AREA.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST REPAIR LEAKING 3PART SINK FAUCET.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.

VIOLATION CORRECTED.
VIOLATION CORRECTED.
VIOLATION CORRECTED FROM DEC 2010. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE DISPENSERS AT SODA MACHINE TO REMOVE RESIDUE FROM MOISTURE AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN AND REMOVE DUST FROM FAN GUARD COVERS IN WALK-IN COOLER, CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF GRILL.
VIOLATION CORRECTED.
VIOLATION CORRECTED.
VIOLATION CORRECTED.
CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND OTHER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED.
PREVIOUS VIOLATION WAS CORRECTED FROM DEC 2010. MUST REPLACE WALL COVING AT WALLBASE UNDER THREE COMP SINK AND EXPOSED HANDSINK IN KITCHEN. REMOVE DUST FROM ALL CEILING VENTS WHERE NEEDED AND CLEAN INTERIORS OF LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN WHERE NEEDED.
PREVIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED FROM DEC. 2010. EXPOSED HANDSINK SLOW DRAINING; REPAIR SO THAT SINK DRAINS PROPERLY.

The knives are being stored in the rear kitchen knife holder dirty; wash, rinse and sanitize knives prior to storage.
The sink handles and chemical storage shelves are dirty, clean all food and non food surfaces in detail.
The floor under the ice bin and three compartment sink are wet and dirty and have damaged baseboards. Clean and repair the floors and baseboards until they are smooth and sanitary.

corrected.
The sink handles and chemical storage shelves are dirty, clean all food and non food surfaces in detail.
corrected.
The floor under the ice bin and three compartment sink are wet and dirty and have damaged baseboards. Clean and repair the floors and baseboards until they are smooth and sanitary.

THE FLOORS ARE DIRTY AROUND THE KITCHEN PERIMETER, SCRUB THE FLOORS CLEAN FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND MAINTAIN THEM IN SANITARY CONDITION.
THE NORTH DRAIN BOARD OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS CRACKED AND LEAKS, WELD AND REPAIR THE SEAM SO IT IS SANITARY AND NO LONGER LEAKS.
THE WIRE RACKS ABOVE THE SINKS ARE GREASY, CLEAN THE RACKS IN DETAIL.
THE KITCHEN CEILINGS ARE SPLATTERED WITH FOOD; WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE CEILINGS.

Write your review!

Your Ratings

You can rate this restaurant in different categories from 1 star (worst) to 5 stars (best) or leave category unrated

Food:
Service:
Price:
Ambience:
Cleanliness:

Your Review

Please note that defamatory statements might be against the law. As soon as you visit any website, your IP address is available to that site.

Would you recommend Sbarro's to others? (optional)

Yes

  

No

Add photo of Sbarro's (optional)

Add more info about the restaurant »

Takes reservations:

Yes No

Accepts credit cards:

Yes No

Parking:

Garage Private Lot Street Valet Validated

Attire:

Casual Dress Business Casual Jacket Preferred Jacket Required Jacket and Tie Required Formal Attire

Good for groups:

Yes No

Good for kids:

Yes No

Delivery:

Yes No

Take-out:

Yes No

Waiter service:

Yes No

Outdoor seating:

Yes No

Wi-Fi:

Yes No

Good for:

Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dessert Dinner Late Night

Alcohol:

Beer & Wine Only Full Bar Happy Hour

Noise level:

Quiet Average Loud

Ambience:

Casual Classy Dive-y Hipster Intimate Romantic Touristy Trendy Upscale

Has TV:

Yes No

Caters:

Yes No

Wheelchair accessible:

Yes No

Live music:

Yes No

Scenic view:

Yes No

Gluten-free friendly:

Yes No

Vegan friendly:

Yes No

Cuisines:

Afghan African American Argentinian Asian Austrian Bagels Bakery Barbecue Bolivian Brazilian Breakfast & Brunch Buffet Burgers Cajun & Creole California Caribbean Chicken Chilean Chinese Coffee Colombian Cuban Delicatessen Desserts & Ice Cream Dim Sum Diner Dominican Donuts Eastern European Ecuadorian El Salvadoran English & Irish Ethiopian & Eritrean European Fast Food Filipino Floribbean French Frozen Yogurt Gastropub German Greek Guatemalan Hawaiian Honduran Hot Dogs & Sausages Indian Indonesian International Italian Jamaican Japanese Korean Kosher Latin American Mediterranean Mexican Middle Eastern Modern American Moroccan Nicaraguan Noodle Shop Nuevo Latino Organic Pakistani Peruvian Pizza Portuguese Pub Food Puerto Rican Russian Salad Sandwiches & Subs Seafood Smoothies Soup Southern & Soul Southwestern Spanish Steakhouse Sushi Tacos Tapas Tea Teriyaki Tex-Mex Thai Turkish Uruguayan Vegetarian Venezuelan Vietnamese Wine Bar

About You

Your nickname:
I have read, and agree to the Terms of Service

Optional Verification

(additional info to increase the weight and the placement of your review and ratings)

	Log in»  |   Register - it's free and very quick!
Real Name:
Email (won't be published):
Date and time of your visit to this restaurant:
Phone number (won't be published):
	Show my IP address (3.142.166.xxx) to everybody
	Leave your signature» Clear Make my signature public

Send Review!

Recently added reviews

Name	City	Users' Rating
J J Fish & Chicken	Chicago, IL
Harolds Chicken	Chicago, IL
Adam's Ribs	Chicago, IL
Kostner Food Basket	Chicago, IL
Pete The Greek Restaurant	Chicago, IL
Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade	Chicago, IL
Mcdonalds	Chicago, IL
Ming's Chop Suey	Chicago, IL
Deborah's Place Ii	Chicago, IL
Moses Butcher Shop	Chicago, IL

1. Illinois small cities
2. Illinois smaller cities
3. Illinois
4. Chicago, IL Restaurants